Clay Hayes Hunter Hide Tanning 101 – How to make leather from animal hides, NATURALLY

Clay Hayes Hunter Hide Tanning 101 – How to make leather from animal hides, NATURALLY
Leather tanning is one of the oldest professions on the planet. For thousands of years, animal skins have been tanned using natural tannins extracted from the bark and leaves of various plants. In this video, I’ll show you how to make leather from animal hides using all-natural methods, i.e. bark tanning.

I’ll start by showing how to skin an elk or deer hide, then we’ll use lime to remove the hair. For this tanning solution, I use Douglas fir bark, but there are many suitable species. Oak bark and sumac leaves are also rich in tannins. The tanning process takes several months, depending on skin thickness and temperature. This elk skin took about 3 months to make. Once the tannins have penetrated the thickest parts of the skin, we oil and work the skin until it’s dry. All-natural leather made using these ancient methods is useful for all kinds of leather goods projects. I’ll make boots out of them. If you like games, you might need to know how to make leather in Stranded Deep – I’m not sure it’ll help, but at least you’ll know how it’s really done!

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We make the best traditional archery, bow making, recurve hunting, craftsmanship and survival videos on the web. Join Clay, Liz and the kids on their outdoor adventures, from bowhunting deer and elk in the mountains of Idaho to hunting wild hogs in Florida, and practicing crafts and survival skills. We hunt and fish because we love it, but it’s also how we get most of our meat. Hunting is our way of life. We also cultivate a large garden on our Idaho property. This, combined with hunting, fishing and gathering, is how we obtain most of our food.